Summer is perhaps not the ideal time to concentrate on the season’s most unwelcome of guests – the clouds and the frequently accompanying rain – yet we couldn’t help but to feature this humorous, softly-glowing table lamp called ‘Cloud Silver Rain’ which we spotted earlier last month at the ‘Japan by Design’ exhibition at ICFF in New York.

Continuing with the Scandinavian theme, this striking clean-cut ‘Steel Mirror’ has been designed by the Norwegian trio of young designers and university friends: Simen Aarseth, Christoffer Angell and Øyvind Wyller. Quintessentially Nordic, the stainless steel, oak and leather piece is part of the new series of works by Angell Wyller Aarseth and it will be on show at this year’s ICFF in New York from 14 – 17 May 2011.